BNI Receives Prestigious Award for MSME Support

Recognition for Comprehensive MSME Ecosystem

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBNI) has been honored with the prestigious Kolaborator Entrepreneur Hub award by the Ministry of UMKM. This recognition highlights BNI's significant contributions to supporting MSMEs through its comprehensive BNI Xpora platform. The platform provides a wide range of support including export training, product curation assistance, market access through BNI's nine overseas branches, and digital services such as wondr by BNI, BNIdirect, and TapCash.

Impact on MSME Global Penetration

The BNI Xpora initiative has shown remarkable results, with MSME partners like PT Azaki Food Internasional successfully exporting products to 12 countries including major markets like Japan, South Korea, China, the United States, and the Netherlands. This achievement demonstrates the effectiveness of BNI's strategy in helping MSMEs overcome global market challenges.

Strategic Collaboration and Future Plans

BNI's Director of Commercial Banking, Muhammad Iqbal, emphasized that the award is a motivation to continue supporting MSMEs. BNI plans to expand its support through enhanced export capacity building, increased digital literacy, and broader financing access. The bank remains committed to being a key partner for MSMEs in their journey to go global.

Industry Context and Significance

The award ceremony, attended by the Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, highlighted the importance of the 'grow and sustain' pillars in entrepreneurship amidst global economic transformation. The event emphasized the need for innovation, digitalization, and healthy business governance in driving MSME success. BNI's achievement positions it as a leader in MSME support and development in Indonesia.